Distributions of sharks across a continental shelf in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 440-450

  Drymon, J Marcus ^a   Powers, Sean P ^b   Dindo, John ^a   Dzwonkowski, Brian ^a   Henwood, Terry A ^c  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84863853183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19425120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/C09-061.1     Document Type: Article

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